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51.44421, -0.23755
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 297m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Syntomus foveatus, Harpalus anxius +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Nalassus laevioctostriatus, Syntomus foveatus, Harpalus anxius +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wandle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Kew Gardens diverted due to bank collapse Walking route ▾
Capital Ring link to Richmond station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Extension Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Barnes Trail Walking route ▾
The 2.3 mile Trail, and the 3 mile Extension, have been designed to show Barnes at its best. The route is circular, so it doesn't matter where you start – just follow the silver 'Barnes Trail' discs set in the ground
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 283 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 33 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 25 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 25 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 33 (spur) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (33) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map CS8 extension (proposed) Cycling route ▾
As part of Wandsworth Town Centre proposals, CS8 would be extended to allow cyclists better access to Wandsworth High Street, with Fairfield Street and Wandsworth High Street becoming two-way
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81,324 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 81,324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 81,324 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Moorhen +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Greylag Goose Anser anser Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Red Fox · Red Deer · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harpalus anxius · Syntomus foveatus · Common Sun Beetle · Ampedus sanguinolentus +8
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harpalus anxius Harpalus anxius Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus Common Sun Beetle Amara aenea Ampedus sanguinolentus Ampedus sanguinolentus Amara tibialis Amara tibialis Harpalus affinis Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus affinis
Harpalus affinis
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia grossa Cheilosia grossa
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Phaonia subventa Phaonia subventa
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 